The big question: Do political parties and candidates care enough about the desire for freedom by the people?
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An election is usually the moment of citizens’ mobilisation around issues that affect them; it is the simplest feature of a democracy in which the people freely choose their leaders.
For the most part, the culture of disconnected politics is beginning to take the centre stage in the politics in South Africa and most countries in Africa. Increasingly, we have political parties and candidates that are more interested in political power than in making concrete and sustainable change. Elections are now becoming a contest for power, rather than a contest to lead.
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